Trouble with my vintage car stereo?

Question

OK, on eBay, I just bought this Ford Factory AM/FM 8 track player made by Motorola, and when I hooked up a power supply to it, it doesn't work right. It seems like it's not getting enough power. I think the power supply, and the motor for the 8 track player is totally shot. Since the stereo is so rare, and hard to come by, do u think it would be worth fixing, and is it possible to fix the motor and the power supply, or would I have to replace the motor and power supply?

and by the way, i don't wanna see any answers like "get a CD player", or "maybe your power supply is broken" or any of that c**p. My power supply is good, the 8 track i tested it with works good, it just doesn't seem to be getting any power, and the motor is very, very weak. [the belt is good too, so it's not that]. the 8 track player also doesn't change programmes, when I push the button, it just stops the motor, and the light becomes brighter.

Answer 1

Its been a good ten years since I serviced a Ford 8 track for a bad motor, and the motor was hard to find back then. It can be replaced without changing the power supply.

The power supply has a speed adjustment pot, so you might want to turn it to see if it has any affect.

Something else to check. Take the belt off and make sure the flywheel rotates freely. Could be that the bushings need to be cleaned and lubricated.

As for the track change mechanism, when the change solenoid is energized, a lever is moved so as to let the spinning flywheel move the tape head mechanism. If the motor is not strong enough to drive this mechanism, it won't change tracks.